Canfield Lithium Review - Enduro Bike Shootout #mtb #loamwolf

Are you looking for an enduro bike that can rip, shred and pedal 'til your legs are dead? Check out Enduro Shootout Series and check out the review of this awesome bike.

Check out the full written review here:

The Lithium is Canfield Bikes’ latest enduro creation and is the longest travel pedal-friendly 29er they’ve made to date. With 163mm travel of CBF suspension in the rear and a 170mm fork leading the charge, the Canfield Lithium promises to be a very capable bike, but Canfield made considerations throughout to make it a well-rounded machine that would still be fun on mellower terrain. With its unique industrial looks and purposeful geometry, we were intrigued to see how the aluminum Canfield would stack up against some bigger players in this Enduro Bike Shootout, so let us tell you how we got on.

Price: $6,099
Weight: 33.7lbs

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[William.N]

I've been looking for more reviews of this bike. Thanks for looking at it!

[rataflas]

Ok guys what these guys say is pretty legit, the Lithium is such a fun bike and pedals really good has a hover effect which propels you forward with each pedal strike. If you like tall stack bikes like me then this bike is for you so much fun, already took it to Trestle and my first trip to Whistler too. Handles the chunk and big sends with joy, managed to hit Crabapple Hits and man bike behave like a dream. I feel this bike behaves like my previous Canyon Torque yet with the 29er wheels it's faster, rear linkage more plush and pedals way better. Won't be as fast pedaling as a 2022 Canyon Strive (previous model of mine too) but you would enjoy the same poppy nature of the Strive with way more balance at higher speeds. Final note.... you won't be suffering carbon anxiety with this bike = A+ for me

[jeraldc.]

I've owned my CB Balance since 2016 and haven't felt the need to upgrade. Its such a good bike for all conditions.

[moonmuscle]

I own a 2020 Balance...the CBF platform literally thrusts you forward over compressions. Slight rearward axle path on the first bit of travel to get you up and over obstacles. Plus the chainstay grows on this bike...goes higher than 430 under sag. Trust.

[mrvwbug]

Given Canfield's love of oddball component choices I think the way to go on this bike is buy the frame and build it. Frame only on this bike is $1999 (no shock included). I demoed one and it pedaled great, but the demo bike didn't feel particularly playful, had more of that halfway between playful and planted feel like the Ripmo AF, it really feels a lot like a bigger Ripmo AF but pedals even better.

[nynomadfjc]

Drinking game! everytime they say the word "Like" take a shot!! review, Canfield's are BA. I lived down the street from them in Utah back in the mid 2000's. Now I have a Jadi and a Balance. Great platforms

[TheLoneBoar]

thanks for the review. can't wait for mine. 🤘

[isaacmiser]

I enjoy these reviews much better than the Pink Bike reviews; they're much more understandable.

[mkrj]

Thanks for the great review. So you mention the rear shock being too linear but then implied there wasn't a need to increase the HSC. Give me your thoughts on that. A "too linear" shock that's bottoming out too frequently on a ride can easily be remedied, trailside, by simply dialing in more HSC. Then on mellower sections of trail you can back off on the HSC. A shock set up with more spacers to be more progressive is then that way the whole ride. You can't dial out that extra progressiveness trailside when its not needed. If one rides very varied trails having the option to adjust trailside is nice. I suppose for enduro-style riding where its mostly higher speed dh-ish stuff maybe there is not a lot of trail variation so setting and forgetting with spacers would be better. But most riders are still on trails where the gnar comprises a relatively small percent of the total ride. So I guess on a trail-ride type of situation adjusting compression to suit the trail conditions might be best. But for hard charging dh-ish enduro style maybe adding progression would be better. Maybe I just answered my own question, but I still think if you felt the shock was swallowing up too much travel on big, fast hits you should have tried to increase the HSC. Anyway... thanks again for the great review.

[bfranco]

Canfield are such killer bikes and real innovators in the industry!

[wx]

Interesting comments on the TRP 12 speed drivetrain. I've heard less than stellar reviews of the 12 speed.

I've had the TRP 7 speed DH drivetrain on my downhill bike for a full season of heavy usage and have had zero issues (except one time when I slammed the dérailleur directly into a rock, and the dérailleur hanger got bent).

I also have the STFU chain guide, and e13 bashguard/chainguide installed.

Maybe an STFU device on the 12 speed would help?

[davidjohnston]

I’m interested in hearing more on the TRP 12. I hate my SRAM GX and was looking to swap to the TRP. Just curious was the “Hall lock” engaged?

[thebeardedmtbiker]

I wish you would talk more about these bikes, (all bikes) climbing ability's. For me, a bikes climbing ability is the most important thing. If I have to struggle to get the bike up the hills it makes it that I don't even want to go ride and it also takes the fun out of the downhill as I am so tired and fatigued that I cannot go down as fast as I am able to. All these bikes go down the hills well, for me it is how easy do they go up the hills and pedal on everything but the downhills.

As an example, yesterday I took my Transition Spur out and this bikes ease of climbing is so much better than say my SC Hightower that instead of having to stop for 5 minutes and catch my breath and let my heart rate drop before going down I could just keep on going and keep charging instead of having to be extra careful due to being exhausted starting the downhills. Anyway, I just think bike reviewers don't put enough emphasis on a bikes climbing prowess. If we cannot get the bikes up, we dont even want to ride, and then we cannot go down. What goes down, must first go up. I think this is why E-bikes are so popular, it is just so difficult to ride these longer travel bikes up to the tops of the hills.

[Pienimusta]

Quite conservative geo for classifying it as an enduro bike. There are more aggressive trail bikes available. The term "enduro" gets thrown so often as synonym for all mountain bikes or any bike with 160mm or more travel. Same with throwing all freeride bikes under the enduro category.

[gunshipanropacegunshipand]

The commencal meta or the dartmoor thunderbird is best for the hard earned money

[TheRicardoSanchez]

My $6k for an AL frame bike. Holy shiz. No. No more. I can afford it, but I'm out. There has to be some sanity here. Jebus.

[curtrobertson]

$6100!! 😂😂. I’d just buy a canyon or YT save some money.